Fish and Game Trail 1. Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 2. Campbellton Landing (Cape Fear River) 3. Carvers Creek State Park 4. Fayetteville Boating Access Area (Cape Fear River) 5. Glenville Lake at Mazarick Park 6. Hope Mills Lake 7. Lake Rim Public Fishing Area 8. Lake Waldo s Beach Fishing Pier 9. Rhodes Pond 10. John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 11. Rhodes Pond Game Land 12. Suggs Mill Pond Game Land 13. Nicholson Creek Game Land 14. Rockfish Creek Game Land 15. Big Muddy Lake 16. Boundary Line Lake 17. Deer Pen Lake 18. Holland Lake 19. Hurley Lake 20. Keist Lake 21. Little Muddy Lake 22. Lower McKellers Lake 23. Mossgeill Lake 24. McArthur Lake 25. McFayden Lake 26. Mott Lake 27. Overhills Lake 28. Quail Lake 29. Simmons Lake 30. Smith Lake 31. Texas Lake 32. Wyatt Lake
Trail Description Fayetteville Cumberland County has plenty to offer when it comes to hunting and fishing. Here s everything you ll need - including a map of all the good spots. In addition, you ll find answers to all your questions, like hunting and fishing licenses, operating hours, safety info, etc. Trail Notes It is important to note that for all public fishing locations within Cumberland County, you must have a current fishing permit. To find out more about NC Fishing permits, please contact the NC Wildlife Resources Commission at 919.707.0031 or at www.ncwildlife.org. All first-time hunting license buyers in North Carolina must have successfully completed a free Hunter Education Course before they can obtain a hunting or sportsman license. For more information about this course and obtaining a hunting or sportsman license, please contact the NC Wildlife Resources Commission at 919.707.0031 or at www.ncwildlife.org. Hunting Season: Unless otherwise indicated for a particular game land, game animal and game bird seasons are the same as private land surrounding the game land. For animals with no closed season (groundhogs, skunk, coyote, feral hogs, armadillo, etc) hunting is allowed ONLY when another game animal or game bird is in season.
1 Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 245 Person Street, Fayetteville 1-800-255-8217 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitor s Bureau positions Fayetteville and Cumberland County as a destination for conventions, tournaments, and individual travel. We operate a Visitors Center with a drive-through window. We are located just minutes from the heart of downtown. Signs from I-95 provide clear directions to the Visitor Center. Call us for information and help planning your visit to the area or stop by when you arrive for maps, brochures and more. While you re here you ll experience our History, Heroes, and Hometown Feeling! Fishing in Cumberland County 2 Campbellton Landing (Cape Fear River) 1122 Person Street, Fayetteville 910-568-3071 Hours: Fishing allowed 24 hours. Notes: Private Boat Ramp - $5.00/24 hours (paid to Riverside Sports Center); Free Bank Fishing; Free Parking. What You Will Catch: Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, American Shad, Catfish, Sunfish. This site is affiliated with the Cape Fear River/Riverside Sports Center. 3 Carver s Creek State Park 2505 Long Valley Road, Spring Lake 910-436-4681 Hours: Daily 8am-8pm (April-October), Daily 8am-6pm (November-March) Notes: Free; Bank Fishing only; ½ mile walk to pond from parking. What You Will Catch: Bass, Brim, Perch, Pickeral, Sunfish, Bluegill, Shad. This site is affiliated with the North Carolina State Park System. 4 Fayetteville Boating Access Area (Cape Fear River) Old NC 87, 4 miles South of US 301 and Old NC 87 intersection, South of Fayetteville 910-436-4681 Notes: Boat Ramp; Canoe Access. What You Will Catch: Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, American Shad, Catfish, Sunfish. 5 Glenville Lake at Mazarick Park 1400 Belvedere Ave., Fayetteville 910-433-1575 Notes: Fishing Pier; Universal Access; Pole and line fishing only, netting of any fish is prohibited. Fishing Tackle Loaner Program - Borrow a rod and reel for 24 hours and go fishing. Participants 16 and under will receive a free starter tackle box upon the first occasion of returning the loaned rod and reel. A driver s license is required to register. All ages; Mon.-Fri.; 7 am-4 pm; Free. Jon Boat Rentals - Renters must be 18 years of age with a valid picture identification card or driver s license. Boat availability is subject to season and weather conditions. $2/hour; $5/halfday; $10/full-day. What You Will Catch: Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish. This site is affiliated with the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation. 6 Hope Mills Lake (currently dry) Boatman Drive, off N. Main Street (NC 59), Hope Mills 910-424-4555 Notes: Boat Ramp; Canoe Access; Fishing Pier; Universal Access. What You Will Catch: Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish. This site is affiliated with the Town of Hope Mills. 7 Lake Rim Public Fishing Area 2214 Tar Kiln Drive, Fayetteville 910-866-4250 Notes: Boat Ramp; Universally Accessible; Adaptive Fishing Gear; Loaner Fishing Tackle. What You Will Catch: Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Sunfish. 8 Lake Waldo s Beach Fishing Pier 6742 Waldo s Beach Road, Fayetteville 910-818-2618 Notes: Fee to Fish; Boat Ramp; Jon Boat Rentals. What You Will Catch: Crappie, Bass, Sunfish, Catfish. This site is affiliated with Lake Waldo s Beach. 9 Rhodes Pond 11055 Dunn Road, Godwin 910-866-4250 Notes: Boat Ramp; Universal Access. What You Will Catch: Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Sunfish. This site is affiliated with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources. Fishing resources 10 John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center 7849 Raeford Road, Fayetteville 910-868-5003 Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm The John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center was built in 2007 and is operated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. At 4800 square feet the Pechmann Center is the only fishing education center of its kind in the state. The Center s mission is to educate the public on aquatic habitat conversation through interactive fishing programs and clinics. The center offers programs, clinics, exhibits, and public fishing events through out the entire year.
Hunting in Cumberland County 11 Rhodes Pond Game Land 461 acres Cumberland and Harnett County Access/Facilities: Permit-only area; Camping is restricted to September 1-February 28 and March 31-May 14 in designated areas; Special disabled access rules apply. What You Will Hunt: Deer, Raccoon, Squirrel, Waterfowl, Warm Water fishes. 12 Suggs Mill Pond Game Land 10,83 Cumberland and Bladen County Access/Facilities: Permit-only area; Camping is restricted to September 1-February 28 and March 31-May 14 in designated areas; Special disabled access rules apply. What You Will Hunt: Deer, Rabbit, Squirrel, Quail, Dove, Waterfowl, Warm Water Fishes. Hunting in Surrounding Areas 13 Nicholson Creek Game Land 1,021 acres Hoke County Access/Facilities: Three-day-per-week area (Monday- Wednesday-Saturday); No camping permitted. What You Will Hunt: Deer, Turkey, Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel, Quail, Dove. 14 Rockfish Creek Game Land 2,689 acres Hoke County Access/Facilities: Three-day-per-week area (Monday- Wednesday-Saturday); No camping permitted; The use of dogs for hunting deer is prohibited; Swimming and internal combustion engines are prohibited at Lake. What You Will Hunt: Deer, Turkey, Raccoon, Squirrel. ** Note: The Game Lands License is required, in addition to the appropriate hunting or trapping license, to hunt, trap, train dogs or participate in field trials on any game land. A special permit may be required for some special species on these areas. FISHING AND HUNTING ON FORT BRAGG Fishing and Hunting on Fort Bragg is open to the general public and is managed through the Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch located at Bldg. OT-9034, McKeller s Road and can be reached at 910-432-5415/5427. Please check out their website and read the FAQ s about fishing and hunting on Fort Bragg. For both fishing and hunting you must follow all NC laws and guidelines as well as the guidelines set by Fort Bragg. Any fishing or hunting on Fort Bragg lands or waters requires a Fort Bragg Permit, in addition to state licenses. Moneys from these permits is used exclusively for fish and wildlife management programs. Examples include lake stocking and management, as well as maintenance of crops in over 1,200 wildlife openings. The general public is allowed to hunt on Fort Bragg but you must follow the guidelines outlined through their website, attend and complete the State of North Carolina Hunter safety course as well as attend and complete the Fort Bragg Hunter Orientation, which is offered once a week, every Friday at 12pm and second and fourth Sunday s at 2pm. This orientation is free. Once you take this orientation, you will be given the information on the public hunting lands on Fort Bragg. Fishing locations on Fort Bragg are divided into three different categories: Managed, Intensively Managed and Intensively Managed Catfish lakes. Managed Lakes: These lakes are not enhanced by special management practices like fertilizing and liming; mainly due to their size and/or high water exchange rates. Fish populations are respectable in these lakes but are usually sustained at natural levels. These lakes are not normally given any supplemental stockings. The species compositions of these lakes are usually what one would expect to find in a wild impoundment. Intensively Managed Lakes: Special Management practices are utilized on these lakes to increase carrying capacity for each impoundment. From spring to fall, all of the lakes within this category (except McFayden) are fertilized to maintain an algae bloom. They are limed periodically. Liming increases the rate of decomposition of organic material and stimulates the release of nutrients from sediments with helps the algae bloom. Liming also improves water quality by raising the ph and buffering the daily ph fluctuation. Minnows may not be used for bait in any intensively managed lake. Intensively Managed Catfish Lakes: These lakes are managed strictly for These lakes are stocked every year at high stocking rates (usually ~500 12-16 fish per acre). Other fish species besides Channel Catfish are present in these lakes, but they are not desired; primarily because they compete with Catfish for food as well as predate any Catfish that may hatch during the year. ** Andrews Church Lake is currently out of service due to issues with the dam.** No boat motor size restriction on Big Muddy. MacArthur and Mott Lakes. All others have a maximum 25 horsepower restriction. Fishing along the Little River, along the northern boundary of Fort Bragg is allowed. The Little River contains Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Bluegill and Catfish. Caution should be used when fishing due to heavy currents, dams sandbars and deep water. Fishing within 100 meters of any dam, water plant or sewage treatment plant on the Little River is prohibited. In order to get the exact locations of each lake, you must first check in with the Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch office.
15 Big Muddy Lake 66 acres 16 Boundary Line Lake 15 acres 17 Deer Pen Lake 4 acres Warmouth. 18 Holland Lake Channel Catfish, Crappies, Warmouth. 19 Hurley Lake Warmouth. 20 Keist Lake 14 acres 21 Little Muddy Lake 31 acres 22 Lower McKellers Lake 16 acres 23 Mossgeill Lake 7 acres 24 McArthur Lake 70 acres Warmouth, Flier, Pickerels (Jacks), Bullheads, Crappies. 25 McFayden Lake 7 acres Notes: McFayden Lake is a youth only lake. 15 years of age and below must be accompanied by parent or guardian and only youth can fish in this lake. Adults may not fish. 26 Mott Lake 13 Warmouth, Flier, Pickerels (Jacks), Bullheads, Crappies. 27 Overhills Lake 36 acres 28 Quail Lake 5 acres What You Will Catch: Bass, Bluegill, Warmouth, Flier. 29 Simmons Lake 13 acres 30 Smith Lake 6 31 Texas Lake 29 acres 32 Wyatt Lake www.visitfayettevillenc.com